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More questions after ferry firm collapse

More questions after ferry firm collapse

Thanet Council is facing fresh questions over its deal to allow ferry company Transeuropa to defer port fees at Ramsgate which saw the company run up

Pedestrian suffers head injuries after being knocked down by car

Pedestrian suffers head injuries after being knocked down by car

A young man has suffered serious head and leg injuries after being hit by a car last night.

'Ban deadly jump craze'

'Ban deadly jump craze'

Daredevil youngsters are risking serious injury or death leaping from harbours and promenades into the seas around the Thanet coast.

Woman's 999 call terror at hands of death threats husband

Woman's 999 call terror at hands of death threats husband

A terrified woman whose estranged husband made repeated threats to kill her made a desperate 999 call when he began banging on her front door.

Baby is our little prince

Baby is our little prince

A Ramsgate couple are celebrating the birth of their own little prince... hours after the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a future king.

Mystery driver helps woman punched in head and stamped on

Mystery driver helps woman punched in head and stamped on

A motorist who drove a woman home after she was punched in the head and stamped on in the street is being sought by police today.

A-maze-ing! Mandela's face becomes two-acre maze

A-maze-ing! Mandela's face becomes two-acre maze

A Kent visitor attraction has immortalised anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela's face... as a maze carved into corn!

Man burnt in car fire

Man burnt in car fire

Paramedics treated a man for burns after this car burst into flames.

How you can see giant of skies

How you can see giant of skies

You might have already heard the unmistakable roar overhead, but find out where and when you can witness the Airbus A380 super plane in Kent's skies.

Man dies after fall from cliff

Man dies after fall from cliff

An investigation has been launched after a man plunged to his death from a clifftop.

Two charged after large drugs seizures

Two charged after large drugs seizures

Two men have been charged and a further two arrested after large quantities of cannabis and cocaine were found at a home.

World's largest passenger aircraft comes to Manston

World's largest passenger aircraft comes to Manston

Manston Airport has today welcomed the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft - British Airways’ first Airbus 380.

Funeral today of tragic roof fall boy

Funeral today of tragic roof fall boy

Friends and family are due to pay their respects today to a teenager who died after falling through a flour mill roof.

Family's grief at death of biker

Family's grief at death of biker

The family of a motorcyclist who died after crashing on the M26 have today paid tribute to him.

MP calls for end to legal cannabis seed sales

MP calls for end to legal cannabis seed sales

A Kent MP is pressing for an end to the sale of over-the-counter cannabis seeds... while the full-grown plants are outlawed.

Jury fails to solve 'knife in back' mystery

Jury fails to solve 'knife in back' mystery

It could have been a plot dreamt up by Agatha Christie... a man wakes up with a knife in his back, and no one knows how it got there.

Woman and child hurt in crash

Woman and child hurt in crash

A woman and a youngster were both taken to hospital after being hit by a car on a a busy road.

Bookies targeted in second hold-up

Bookies targeted in second hold-up

Robbers have stolen cash from a bookmakers - just hours before a supermarket was targeted in an almost identical raid.

Woman arrested over stabbing

Woman arrested over stabbing

A 32-year-old woman is being questioned by detectives today after a man is believed to have been stabbed in the neck in Ramsgate.

Prime Minister opens London Array wind farm

Prime Minister opens London Array wind farm

David Cameron officially opened the world's largest wind farm, declaring it a 'huge privilege'.

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